Here's the audio file (MP3/19.6MB/1:25:44) for this Saturday, October 18, 2008, session: Download C3_EnviroHealth
Will your baby's bottle give your newborn cancer? Is your Nalgene water bottle putting harmful chemicals in you? What kind of endocrine disruptors have been detected in our food, our waterways and our own bodies? Are these chemicals causing male fish to grow eggs? Scientists have found phthalates, BPA and birth control pills in the waterways. Should we be concerned about the presence of these chemicals? Is it all hype? Experts from the government, industry and academia weigh in.
Moderator: Susanne Rust, Science Reporter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panelists:
Richard Becker, Senior Toxicologist, American Chemistry Council
Jerrold Heindel, Scientific Program Administrator, Cellular, Organ and Systems Pathobiology Branch, Division of Extramural Research and Training, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Pete Myers, CEO and Chief Scientist, Environmental Health Sciences
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